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Businessmen -- Colorado -- Leadville

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William W. Old papers

 Collection
Identifier: COU:1216
Abstract

William W. Old (1856-1936) opened the first dry goods store in Leadville, CO in 1878. An active Republican, he served as Justice of the Peace, Police Judge and Postmaster. Old also established the N.Y. Underwriter Insurance Agency with Thomas Daly (1890). Papers contain personal and business correspondence (1883-1896); business financial books, mining company papers, County Republican Central Committee items, as well as miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1882 - 1896
Found in: University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections / William W. Old papers

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